Detail of a view towards the Great Attractor

This image shows the central region of the Great Attractor at the original resolution of the WFI. Note the strong warping of the galaxy to the left of the center, which may be caused by gravitational interaction with one or both of the bright galaxies that are seen above and below it. The field shown measures about 12 x 12 arcmin 2.

Five exposures each were made in blue (B-band filter; 5 x 300 sec), red (R-band filter; 5 x 180 sec) and near-infrared (narrow-band filter centered at 816 nm; 5 x 240 sec) light and combined into a false-colour composite by using blue, green, and red colour for the three images, respectively. A logarithmic intensity scale is used to better show the inner as well as the outer regions of the galaxies in this field.

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Über das Bild

ID:eso9954d
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:21. Dezember 1999
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso9954
Größe:3000 x 3000 px

Über das Objekt

Name:Great Attractor
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Local Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Large-Scale Structure
Constellation:Triangulum Australe
Kategorie:Cosmology
Galaxy Clusters

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):16 14 22.57
Position (Dec):-60° 52' 6.63"
Field of view:11.90 x 11.88 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.3° rechts zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Optisch
B
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
R
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI
Optisch
Near-IR
816 nmMPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
WFI